French Alps

• Pilot flies within inches of mountainside to rescue injured French skier

  A video shows the pilot's incredible act of precision to put only the front of the helicopter's right ski down on the steep mountain slope.

  World

  Jan 8, 2019
  
• Driver shouts death threats, tries to hit soldiers with vehicle in French Alps

  French police arrested a man suspected of driving a stolen car at a group of soldiers jogging outside their base in the foothills of the Alps on Thursday, a police source said.

  World

  Mar 29, 2018
  
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• 4 skiers killed in French Alps avalanche

  French rescue workers say four skiers have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps near the resort of Tignes and five others are being pulled out of the snow with shovels.

  World

  Feb 13, 2017
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• German prosecutors close Germanwings crash investigation

  German prosecutors have closed their investigation into the crash of a Germanwings plane in the French Alps almost two years ago.

  World

  Jan 9, 2017
• Trapped above the French Alps: Crews work to rescue 100 stuck in cable car

  The scenic cable-car journey is 5 km long and usually takes 35 minutes, but passengers have been stuck there for about two hours.

  World

  Sep 8, 2016
• Woman and 3 daughters stabbed for wearing shorts, T-shirts in southern France

  Authorities in southern France have detained a man they say stabbed a woman and her three daughters at an Alps resort, apparently upset at what they were wearing.

  Crime

  Jul 19, 2016
• Germanwings Flight 9525: Mourners gather at crash site for anniversary

  Grieving families gathered on Thursday in a French Alpine village to pay homage to loved ones a year after the co-pilot of a Germanwings plane flew the passenger jet into a mountainside, killing all 150 people aboard.

  World

  Mar 24, 2016
• Germanwings 9525 crash: Victims’ families say they are still waiting for apology

  Families of the Germanwings crash victims say they are still waiting for an apology from those they believe failed to prevent the crash that claimed 150 lives almost one year ago.

  World

  Mar 11, 2016
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• Avalanche kills 5 soldiers during French Alps training

  An avalanche in the French Alps swept away a military unit training in the backcountry, killing five soldiers and injuring several others Monday, officials said.

  World

  Jan 18, 2016
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• Teacher in French Alps avalanche disaster faces manslaughter probe

  A French teacher who accompanied high school students swept away by a deadly avalanche is in police custody, a prosecutor said Thursday.

  World

  Jan 14, 2016